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BEST/WORST BATMAN MOVIE?

posted 12 years ago by JohnnySouthwood
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Batman (1943) - starring Lewis Wilson

Batman and Robin (1949) - starring Robert Lowery

Batman (1966) - starring Adam West

Batman (1989) - starring Michael Keaton and Jack Nicholson

Batman Returns (1992) - starring Michael Keaton, Michelle Pfeiffer and Danny DeVito

Batman Forever (1995) - starring Val Kilmer

Batman & Robin (1997) - starring George Clooney

Batman Begins (2005) - starring Christian Bale, Liam Neeson and Cillian Murphy

The Dark Knight (2008) - starring Christian Bale, Heath Ledger and Aaron Eckhart

The Dark Knight Rises (2012) - starring Christian Bale, Anne Hathaway and Tom Hardy

Which is the best and which is the worst of these ten Batman movies...!?

[–] GForce59 12 years ago

I don't like any of the Christian Bale movies, so put all three tied for last in my book. The 1966 Batman movie is probably my favorite, with the 1949 Batman and Robin serials a close second and Batman Forever a close third. (I like Batman Forever's telling of how Dick Grayson became Robin and Robin's costume in that movie...even though via canon that was Tim Drake's costume. I thought his costume in the following Batman & Robin was ridiculous.)

[–] FridayOnElmStreet 12 years ago

Best: Batman (1989)
Worst: Batman Begins (2005)

[–] StuOz 11 years ago

1st: Batman and Robin (1949)

2nd: Batman (1966)

3rd: Batman (1989)

4th: Then all the other films from 1995 to 2012. All were good.

5th: The Batman (1943)

[–] Minstrel_Pains 9 years ago

BEST
Batman (1989)
LOVE that Joker!

Batman and Robin (1949) RiffTrax version, they did all 15 episodes :)
http://www.rifftrax.com/batman-takes-over-episode-1

Batman (1966)
Bat Shark Repellent AND a giant, cartoon bomb on a crowded pier!
What's not to love?!

The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
Ann Hathaway as Catwoman. Rrrrowr! :)

The Dark Knight (2008)

Batman Returns (1992)
Michelle Pfeiffer as Catwoman. Rrrrowr! :)

Batman Begins (2005)

Batman and Robin (1949)
I haven't viewed this one yet, but it'll be hard pressed NOT to be better than the last three on my list. :)

Batman & Robin (1997)
"Look! It's Joel Schumacher, history's greatest monster!"
- Robot Chicken

Batman Forever (1995)
♪ NA NA Na Na na na Na Na... BAT-NIPPLES! ♪

Batman (1943)
Really, guys? This is how you want to showcase the Batcave... the greatest crime fighting lab in the world...
A wooden desk, two chairs and some rubber bats on string?

Or this:
Save me, Robin! The bad guys beat me up, again!

Or how about this:
*people walk by on the sidewalk as Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson stand next to each other, yelling their plans*

Bruce Wayne: "This looks like a job for Batman! Come on, let's change into our costumes in the back of the biggest convertible in town!"

Dick Grayson: "OKAY!"

*people continue to walk by as if nothing is happening*

For other Rifftrax fans out there, J. Carrol Naish (who portrayed the evil Dr. Daka in the 1943 "Batman" serial) was the same guy who played the butcher (Tony Medroni) in the 1941 syphilis short, "Know For Sure"
http://www.rifftrax.com/know-for-sure

WORST====

[–] Times_Up 9 years ago

Really, guys? This is how you want to showcase the Batcave... the greatest crime fighting lab in the world...
A wooden desk, two chairs and some rubber bats on string?

This serial actually introduced the Batcave, as well as Alfred. Neither were in the comics prior to this serial. They were the creations of the screenwriters. (Alfred appeared earlier based on the screenplay version, similar to how Whistler made his debut before the Blade film but based upon Goyer's early screenplay.)

All good things must come to an end - Chaucer